2009: Interview with Ambassador Choi (South Korea)

The International Astronautical Federations Young Professional Programme conducted an interview in the Space Leaders Series with Ambassador Choi Heung-sik from the Republic of Korea.

Ambassador Choi is the Secretary General of the 2009 IAC Local Organising Committee (LOC). He has been instrumental in bringing the IAC to Korea in 2009 and is a key member of the LOC. He has put an emphasis on the importance of involvement of youth.

As a member of the Foreign Service of the Republic of Korea, he has been the Consul in Boston USA, Minister in France, Ambassador to Algeria, Consul General in Honolulu USA, Ambassador to the City of Daejeon, and is now the Foreign Service Advisor to the City of Daejeon.

Please note that this was originally an audio-only telephone interview conducted in June 2009.

Interviewer: Kevin Stube.

IAF YPP Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/iaf-yp

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